In 2025, Louisville police reported 4,659 violent crimes (674 per 100,000 residents), including 19 murders, 736 robberies and 3,622 aggravated assaults, plus 23,776 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 691,630. Violent-crime rate rank: 1 of 3 large Kentucky cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency KY0568000, January–December 2025.
| City | Violent / 100k | Violent | Murders | Property / 100k | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 674 | 4,659 | 19 | 3,438 | Totals |
| Lexington | 228 | 755 | 15 | 2,080 | Totals |
| Bowling Green | 187 | 151 | 2 | 2,280 | Totals |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer agency counts for 2025 (all 12 months reported unless noted), retrieved October 7, 2026. Rates use the population the FBI lists for each police agency.
Louisville's violent-crime rate of 674 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 3.1 times the Kentucky rate (214) and 2.1 times the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 148 residents, or about 89.6 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Louisville ranks 77th for violent crime, in the higher half, and 219th for murder (19 murders, 2.7 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 78% of Louisville's violent crimes and robberies 16%, close to the national robbery share of 15%.
Property crime ran 3,438 per 100,000, 2.7 times Kentucky overall. Louisville police logged 4,644 vehicle thefts (671 per 100,000, 27th of 351; Kentucky: 193) and 3,055 burglaries (442 per 100,000, 2.6 times the state).
The closest city we cover is Lexington, 71 miles east; its violent-crime rate (228) is less than half Louisville's.
Out-of-state cities near Louisville's size (691,630 residents): Washington, DC at 749 violent crimes per 100,000 and El Paso, TX at 289.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Louisville had 674 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 3.1 times the statewide 214. It is 1st highest of the 3 Kentucky cities on this site; Lexington is next at 228. A city-wide rate does not tell you about a single block.
Louisville police reported 19 murders for 2025, a rate of 2.7 per 100,000 residents. The Kentucky rate was 2.8 and the national rate 4.1.
4,644 vehicles were reported stolen in Louisville in 2025, 671 per 100,000 residents. That is 3.5 times the national rate of 195 and ranks 27th of 351 cities on this site.